Chip Kelly likely done at UCLA
Hey Dante Moore, sup?
Also, could this mean Chip Kelly to PSU OC?
November 14th, 2023 at 6:47 PM ^
Sam Webb isn't on staff. I'm sure he still has Dante's number.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:28 PM ^
It is if you have a PI firm paid to follow you. Otherwise you are good.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:52 PM ^
Only if Michigan does it, in which case it’d be the worst scandal in history of college football
November 14th, 2023 at 6:44 PM ^
There is just something about UCLA… they aren’t good, they aren’t compelling, their uniforms look used, the Rose Bowl is always half empty. They just don’t look or feel like a big time program.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:51 PM ^
True...this is why I was surprised Dante went there in the first place...He could have gone anywhere and he chose UCLA...a program that has little chance of winning anything of significance.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:27 PM ^
Maybe Dante liked the NIL money there and all the gorgeous coeds?
If that's the case, then he's not a serious person wrt football, would we want someone like?
November 14th, 2023 at 7:56 PM ^
I know someone who graduated from UCLA and moved east to work. They said "yes" about all of the above (co-eds, beautiful campus, etc.) and a well-respected academic reputation. Coming to the state of Michigan was quite a shock for them!
November 14th, 2023 at 10:20 PM ^
Yeah man as an 18 year old I would totally turn down a million dollars and amazing beautiful women of every stripe as the campus big dog QB.
Totally.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:17 PM ^
Damn. I really thought he would have had better success in a prime recruiting area.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:30 PM ^
except he despises recruiting....
November 14th, 2023 at 6:48 PM ^
That would have required him to try to recruit.
He didn't and now here we are.
He got super lucky Charbonnet wanted to go home and that DTR wanted to stay for a fifth year.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:09 PM ^
And somehow Dante ended up there...pretty amazing for a guy who doesn't like recruiting.
November 14th, 2023 at 8:03 PM ^
I hear this from Chip defenders all the time. One counter example does not disprove an overall point.
His recruiting classes were notorious for:
Giving out very few offers
Targeting players who had comparatively few P5 offers
Generally low ranking and not set up to manage rosters.
There was no strategy, no plan, and no concerted effort. Moore falling into his lap because Moore wanted to start his first year and Nix stayed at Oregon and Dillingham left for ASU does not an effective counter-example make.
Try again.
November 15th, 2023 at 2:30 AM ^
Try again..?
Dude chill, I'm no Chip Kelly fan boy. Just pointing out how Dante fell into his lap when he could have gone anywhere. Damn...
November 14th, 2023 at 6:19 PM ^
Or to I-wa (No O) as OC.
No, wait... the universe would implode.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:36 PM ^
Well Chip, I like that play call, but what we’re gunna do here is some ole fashioned winnin. Now have the boys punt.
But it’s third down!
Yeah, I knows… Punt.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:39 PM ^
I think that was a king of the hill episode
November 14th, 2023 at 6:52 PM ^
If you go to Iowa you have to run Kirk's offense. Pretty sure Chip has no desire to run OZ all the time.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:07 PM ^
The Chip v Kirk Ferentz wars would be EPIC.
Can you imagine those two disagreeing on the sidelines? There might be punches thrown
November 14th, 2023 at 8:05 PM ^
They already have an offensive gameplan that doesn't make sense. They don't need to pay a ton of money to get an OC who insists on passing when he's down to his running quarterback with an offense with two power backs and an O-Line that can't pass block.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:20 PM ^
Pretty surprising he’s done alright not really sure what they were expecting they hadn’t been relevant in along time. Sparty will be all over this
November 14th, 2023 at 6:49 PM ^
The loss to Arizona St. was the breaking point.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
Seriously, why? These teams firing coaches left and right is absurd.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:33 PM ^
If you fire in mid November you can....
Yeah I got no advantages for firing a coach 6 weeks before you hire his replacement. O coord/D coord/ Head coaches your team is better off finishing off the season.
UCLA is 6-4 with two games left. Hell they would be the 4th or 5th best team in the big ten.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:27 PM ^
Kell Lee was never a fan of coming to the big 10.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:34 PM ^
I saw a comment on reddit stating that Dante Moore had been disappointing, which surprised me as I recalled seeing some good numbers from him earlier in the year. Apparently that ended when they got past their cupcake non-conf schedule and he tanked a bit in the next three games against ranked conf opponents. Still has the talent though, I'd take him if he wanted to come home.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:38 PM ^
Kid's a true freshman that didn't play the most challenging defenses in high school. I'm not sure what they were expecting Year 1, but they are idiots for rushing to judgment so soon on him. I don't want to see him in East Lansing or Columbus next year.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:51 PM ^
He never should have been starting in the first place but UCLA had a pretty empty cupboard at QB after DTR left. add to that an bad O-Line(thanks to Kelly's refusal to recruit) and Moore was thrown to the wolves. Feel bad for the kid, but that's the wages of insisting that you start your first year.
He was a pick six machine once UCLA played real opposition and that's what brought out the hook.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:35 PM ^
I feel bad he isnt doing exactly what JJ did his first season. Sit back and let it come to you. Short sighted but hey there is a transfer available.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:55 PM ^
Moore wanted to start right away
November 14th, 2023 at 8:24 PM ^
Be careful what you ask for.
November 14th, 2023 at 10:22 PM ^
People are sick.
He is a true damn freshman.
Trevor Lawrence measuring stick who was a RS freshman. Stupid.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:35 PM ^
Chip Kelly is to UCLA as Rich Rodriguez is to UM. That would make Oregon the West Virginia of the Pacific Northwest (hardly a compliment), and DTR the California (via Nevada) version of Denard Robinson (via Florida). But what will Kelly sing while crying and trying to forestall his inevitable firing? What is the 2023 version of Josh Groban???
November 14th, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
Jelly Roll?
November 14th, 2023 at 7:05 PM ^
No thank you, I am trying to keep my carbs to a minimum...
November 14th, 2023 at 8:39 PM ^
Yes, but Kelly‘s offense is more multiple than RichRod‘s. That comes through with the better passing numbers that his teams have had even if they both run versions of the same running spread.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:36 PM ^
That sound you all just heard was MSU dropping down yet another notch in the coaching search list. And yeah, I know Urban is "just about" to sign with State and make this take look bad.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:40 PM ^
I was watching a YouTube video that focuses on Florida football, and they had Urban on. He was asked, point blank, if he would consider a return to coaching. His answer: "No interest, no interest whatsoever." I realize he could change his tune, but there was something in his tone and body language that I read as his being serious, at least at this point.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:44 PM ^
He probably gets more bar whores as a tv pundit.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:21 PM ^
Different campus every weekend and he isn't wasting time on game prep. It's his dream job.
November 14th, 2023 at 7:41 PM ^
You heard of his charity? Good old Big Urbs is sponsoring a fatherless family in every city!
November 15th, 2023 at 12:33 AM ^
“Sometimes when I wake up in the morning Mr. Meyer’s already there.”
November 14th, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
When Urban says that, that’s when you know he’s about to do the opposite. Lying sack.
November 14th, 2023 at 10:23 PM ^
The only thing that could bring him back is....
(checks notes)
The 8th best job in the B10.
/Rcmb'd!
November 14th, 2023 at 6:38 PM ^
They have a border-line Top 10 defense this year. It's bizarrely been their offense that has been letting them down.
Kelly is 59 years old, so I'm not sure he gets another shot at a P5 HC job. OC, yes.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:41 PM ^
59 is the new 43 (or some such nonsense)...
November 14th, 2023 at 6:45 PM ^
Dante Moore - second chance
November 14th, 2023 at 7:26 PM ^
Especially if we were to miss out on Underwood…
But Michigan can’t (consistently) have nice things and whatnot.
November 14th, 2023 at 6:57 PM ^
Scoring 10 and 7 points against Arizona and Arizona State is pretty bad, especially a week after ASU gave up 55(!) to Utah.